Carcass-chilling support



l\v/ la.y'6,-1930.lA J. c. AGAR 1,757,070

' cARcAss CHILLING SUPPORT y Filed June 28, 1929 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 May 6, 1930. J. cf AGAR 1,751,070

CARGASS CHILLING SUPPORT Filed Ju'ne 2a, 1929 2 Sheets-$11091. 2

164, Mlm-H) aia@ Patented May 6, 1930 Y' *y UNITED STATES* JOHN C. AGAB,

croIIIoAeo, ILLINOIS, AssIeNoR 'roswIFf'r' ANncoMrANY, or CHICAGO, IL LINoIs, A conPoRATIoNfor ILLINOIS i Y Nr oFFicE cainciiss-oiIIIrriIiveV sUifIonr VApplication fllied'June 28,

This invention relates to packing house methods and means, such as are conducive to the most desirable conditioning of carcass parts; especial reference being had tormaintaining a pleasing and approximately natural Y1-1 of Fig.V 2.

form and position for the fianks on sides of beef and the like while the sides are being chilled and set pursuant to dressing.

VThe main objects of `theinvention are to provide an improved form of ianlrsupport' adapted for use on a chilling rack or table; to provide such a supportof adjustable con-j struction for horizontalexpansion and conf traction according to the kind or size of flank to be supported; to provide a sectional block Vstyle of support having a plurality of spaced parallelconnecting screws and common operating means therefor to facilitate manual control adjustment; to provide` depending means for cooperating the adjusting screws; and to provide in combination with such a support a corresponding rack or table apertured to accommodate such dependingmeans and soenable ready adjustment thereof from below. i

An illustrative embodiment of this-invention is shown by the accompanying drawings in which:

Figure 1 is a vertical section on the line Fig.,2 is a plan of a beef chillingtable provided with a iianl; supporting filler block of adjustable character.

Fig. 3 is a verticalsection on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2;

Fig. 4i is an enlarged side'view of the filler block. Y v

Fig. 5 is `an end view of said block. Y Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the block." Fig. 7 is a vertical section on the line 7-7 of Fig. 4.

y* the middle part of a chilling table represent- Fig. 8 is a plan showinga filler block and ing a modification of Fig. 2. i

Fig. 9 is a vertical section on the line 9-9 of Fig. 8. f y

Referring first to AFigsl, 2 and 3, the filler block 1 rests on the chilling raclror table 2 whereon a side of beef 3, or other carcass, indicated in dotted outline, is laid bone side 1929. sriaino. ariela*k c Thesey devices constitute part oftheI chill-v ing 'room equipment.' j `In order toprovide somewhat foradjustnient ofsaid blockfac'cording to the size and shape .of` the Hank to be'supported, it is made in two relatively movable sections Il and 5 disposed side by side and normallyfitting-snugly together, as indicated atti".` 4

- Further details ofthe-filler block are best shown by Figures 4 to 7. Here, as will be seen-,the two sections '4 and 5, disposed side by side, are'connected by a pair of parallel screws k7 adapted and arranged for control-V lingthe expansion of the block by relative movement of'its sections. The said screws 7 are provided with coturnable sprocket wheels e 8in coplanar' alinement, said Wheelsbeing connected by achain 9 for coactuation, as

will be described.V Eachblock section-isfre cessed to receivewthreaded screw receiving plates 7.f `The block as awholeis chambered iat 1 to accommodate the wheels 8 and chain 9. These screws are preferably threaded at bothends, ythe'pitch being reversed' at -oppositeendsf i -Therack 2.comprises mainly a pair of mutually spaced side bars 12 incombination with a yseries of spaced cross bars/or slats 13, legs 14 and aback rail 15; VIn order toaccommodate the desired'position and operation of the fillerfblock 1,'Which is oblong in shape,l with its .sections extending lengthwise,` one of the inner ends of the s ec'tionsthereof are supportj ed by short longitudinal bars 17 which are sevfrain-eslats A16 is Inedially1 resected and the curedV to `the adjacent slats 13,'asindicated at 19. This construction provides a longitudinal `sloty20 through. whichthe operating chain 9 depends forunderneath operation by hand to expand and Vcontractthe filler block.

t orderto. deiinitelyfix the position of the filler, block as a whole, as at times maybe desirabledowel pins 21 mayto advantage .be

set one of the sections, asl for instance, in section 5, appropriatesockets ,or holes `being provided `in the slats 13 to receive said pins when the-block isset in place. These pins may be' threaded at one lenol for ready re mov'alvo-r replacement. Seeg'F l"i,

Referring to Figures 8 and 9, a simplified form of rack is here shown, the construction being the same as in Fig. 2 exceptV that instead of providing a longitudinalslot for the chain 9, the latter is passed around one or" the slats 13. Here, in order .toinstall the blocln.)` or remove thev same,` oneof the chain links has to be unjointed, as will be understood, on account of its passing around slat 13 Vinstead ovm'erely depending 'through a slot,V such as shown at .20- on Figurelx bone side down, in combination with an adjustableflank support having depending operative means for adjusting said support from below, the latter' being so positioned relative to said holder that the holder aperture will accessibly accommodate said operativeumeans.

j Signed at Chicago this 24th day of June,

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In using this device, a carcass side is laid f upon the rack 2 with the inner face of the flank resting upon the block 1.Vv The attendant then observes the lit of'thcblock v4relative .Y

to the iiank and thisis perfected by pulling the chain 9 one way or the other, and the block so opened or closed more on less, until the del sired fit is obtained, so that the flank will be held in its natural or most preferred position during the chilling period. j l

Althoughbut two specific .embodiments of this invention are herein shown and described, itis to be understood that some details of the constructions-shown may be altered or omit-` ted Without departing from the spirit of this invention as defined by the following Claims. n

I claim:

1.7As a packing house accessory, a flank support comprising a pair of complementary members f correlated for mutual adjustment horizontally;

.2. As a packing house accessory,a flank' supportcomprising a pair of complementary.

members correlated for mutual adjustment horizontally and having manu-ally operable depending means adapted' and arranged or effecting'. change of adjustment frombelow.

BIAS a packing house accessory, a lank support comprising a pair of complementary block members disposed side by side, sprocket screw means connecting said? members and a depending chain adapted and-arranged for manual voperation of said means from below.

4.' is a Hank support an adj ustably expansible filler block comprising'apair of complementary parts formed appropriately'with respect to the flanks to. be supported;VV in combij nation' withfa part of mutually spacedpar'alvlel screws adapted andarrangedto eii'ect eX- kso pansionV and contraction of said support, said Y i Vends'.

fA carcass side holder comprising an apertured planar-.member to receive the meat, 

